Eulachon Larval Sampling along the Nourse River.
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The Missing Beaver

June 22, 2018 by Andres Santini Laabes No Comments
I spent most of this week in park wide training for first season park service staff but at the end of the week I led a hike on the Chilkoot Trail with the goal to reach several sample sites. When …
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2018 Interns, Alaska, In the Field, MIS 2018

Lab Work: Pinning, labeling, and quality control

June 18, 2018 by Amber Roberts No Comments
This internship alternates between being physically and intellectually demanding. Last week, I spent 4 out of my 5 work days doing fieldwork, sometimes doing 5 to 7-mile round-trip hikes often times with 1300-1700 ft. in elevation gain. While rewarding, our …
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2018 Interns, Alaska, In the Field, MIS 2018

Bee’s in the Trap: A Summary of Week 3

June 17, 2018 by Amber Roberts No Comments
We finally set up our traps!!!! After 2 weeks of building, pinning, learning, and labeling, we finally got to go out into the field! We got to visit our 5 sites over a 4-day period – these sites spanned from …
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Nahku Bay, Alaska along the Dyea Road.
2018 Interns, Alaska

Polar Opposites?

June 11, 2018 by Andres Santini Laabes No Comments
After living in Skagway, AK for several weeks I have come to realize that even though Skagway is much different than Tampa, FL and that they are located on opposite sides of the North American continent they share many similar …
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2018 Interns, Alaska, MIS 2018

All the Shade: An Introduction on Solar Shields

June 10, 2018 by Amber Roberts 1 Comment
Science I’ve been thinking about it a lot this past week – what it means to do science, to be a scientist, and all the work that goes into ensuring that science is believable and reliable.  After sitting in on …
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Boreal Toad found in Dyea.
2018 Interns, Alaska

Summer Projects

June 5, 2018 by Andres Santini Laabes No Comments
This summer I am working on a variety of projects such as air and water contamination, amphibian monitoring surveys, and fish larval sampling at Klondike Gold Rush NHP. The town of Skagway is a major cruise ship destination and the …
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Lessons from Week 1: BEE Prepared

May 29, 2018 by Amber Roberts No Comments
You can never really know what to expect from a trip until you actually go on it. You might check the weather, maybe do some research here and there on what clothes to bring. You can talk to people who …
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That One Time an Island Girl Went to Denali

May 23, 2018 by Amber Roberts No Comments
 Hello everyone! My name is Amber Roberts and I’m lucky enough to say that I was born and raised on the island of Saipan. Now, you may be wondering: “Saipan? Doesn’t she mean Spain?” or “Where is that? …
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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

May 21, 2018 by Andres Santini Laabes No Comments
This summer I am working at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park located in Skagway, AK. The town is situated in a valley between to two mountain ranges and even though the town is small in size it is …
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The Beginning of an Adventure

May 18, 2018 by Andres Santini Laabes No Comments
My name is Andres and I live in Tampa, Florida.  I have recently graduated from the University of South Florida with a B.S. in Environmental Biology. I have lived in Florida my entire life and I love being outdoors. One …
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Chelsea Collins worked at Lava Beds National Monument implementing North American Bat Protocol to monitor cave roosting bats. Her work took her into caves, as well as to cave entrances to study populations of the park's common species, including Townsend's Big Eared Bat.
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